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Rental, mortgage aid totaling $10M to become available in San Antonio in April

March 18, 2022 By Ben Olivo 76 Comments

Development has increased around San Antonio’s Government Hill neighborhood over the last few years, resulting in modern out of place seeming homes and condos next to historic family residences as seen on Dec. 30, 2021.

The city of San Antonio is preparing to revive a program that has helped thousands of San Antonians pay their rent or mortgage, utility bills and other living expenses.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, COVID-19, Evictions, Housing Tagged With: City Council, City of San Antonio, Covid-19, emergency housing assistance program, Housing Assistance Program, Neighborhood and Housing Service Department, Planning and Community Development Committee, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Veronica Garcia

New York firm plans to buy and renovate historic Aurora Apartments in Tobin Hill

September 8, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 Comments

The Aurora Apartments, 509 Howard St., may soon undergo a renovation. Feb. 10, 2021.

Fairstead, a development firm from New York City, plans to renovate the historic Aurora Apartments tower in Tobin Hill, allowing the building’s elderly residents to stay in their units.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Housing, San Antonio Housing Authority, Tobin Hill Tagged With: Aurora Apartments, Fairstead, HUD, Jordan Capellino, Las Varas Public Facility Corp., Mitch Meyer, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Tobin Hill, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Wedgwood

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